Hackensack ranks #11 in New Jersey for a top hospital nearby
Hackensack is ranked on 40 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Hackensack does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hackensack marked.
Hackensack lands in the top half on 11 of 26 lists
Each dot is Hackensack’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Hackensack does best come first.
Fewer kids than 92% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Hackensack’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Hackensack sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Hackensack out-ranks 2 of its 9 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every NJ list, and where Hackensack lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#323
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#284
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#182
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#369
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#416
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#33
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#11 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#376
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#127
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#45 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#195
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#178
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#316
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#180 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#181 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#166
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#292
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#224
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#87 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#256
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#221
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#246
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#226
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#431 
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#124
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#180
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#151 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#252 
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every NJ list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.